When the bill that became the Act of April 20, 1871, was being debated in the Senate, Senator Sherman of Ohio proposed an amendment which would have made "the inhabitants of the county, city, or parish" in which certain acts of violence occurred liable "to pay full compensation" to the...
Once the entire discovery phase of the lawsuit is completed and the parties feel they are ready for trial, the plaintiff will file a formal document known as a Note of Issue with the county clerk. This will put the case on the court’s trial calendar. It would not be unusual for it t...